Congratulations to Fiona, who will be received into full communion with the Catholic Church at 10am Mass today. Please pray for Fiona and her family.

Please sanitise your hands as you enter and leave the church, and wear a face covering. If you are showing any symptoms of Covid-19, you should stay at home and not come to church.

The May edition of our diocesan newspaper is now on sale, price £1.50, or you can read the paper online at www.northerncross.org.uk Please consider taking out a subscription (print or online) to support the Northern Cross.

The Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle has the following vacancy:

Parish Secretary – 20 hours a week, Hexham, St Mary. Closing date for applications: 18 May 2022

Please visit www.diocesehn.org.uk for full details or contact us 0191 243 3301

CAFOD’s latest campaign is asking us to email the Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss, urging her to ensure that the UK government implements its COP26 commitments to support agricultural systems that put local communities first and protect the planet.  For further information please go to https://action.cafod.org.uk/page/102736/-/1

Saturday 21st May at 12 noon, St Mary’s Cathedral, Newcastle. Celebrated by Bishop Robert Byrne CO. Everyone is welcome, no booking required. 

Pope Francis invites Catholic communities around the world to participate in Laudato Si’ Week 2022 from May 22-29. The global event will mark the seventh anniversary of Pope Francis’ landmark encyclical on creation care and unite the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics to listen and respond to the cry of God’s creation. In our diocese, a special Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Robert in St Mary’s Cathedral, Newcastle on Monday May 23 at 7pm.  

In aid of The Peru Mission. Friday 17^th June at Rainton Arena, Houghton-le-Spring. The evening includes a 3-course meal, Brazilian Dance Band “Viramundo”, raffle and auction. Tickets are £60 per person. All proceeds to sponsor the work of The Peru Mission in education, healthcare and creating opportunities amongst the poor of Peru. To reserve a ticket: joe28peru@hotmail.com

Wednesday 25^th May at 5.30pm, in Durham Cathedral. Sung by the Cathedral Choir. Preacher: Rev Canon Prof Sarah Foot (Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History, University of Oxford.) Followed by drinks in the Cloisters. Tickets (free of charge):

https://durhamcathedral.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173623943/events

St Vincent de Paul Holy Island Children’s Camp needs volunteers to provide a Christian camping experience for children from the North-East this summer. Details at https://www.svp.org.uk/microsite/holy-island 

A conference organised by Durham’s Centre for Catholic Studies. 12-14 July at the University of Notre Dame’s London Global Gateway. Details and registration at https://www.durham.ac.uk/research/institutes-and-centres/catholic-studies/about-us/events/catholicism-literature-and-the-arts-conference/

See, I am making things new… This retreat will provide an opportunity to explore and reveal the pathways through our wilderness, to notice where we have life and energy. To discern what God is making new in our lives. Led by the Minsteracres team. 20-22 May, cost £190.

Day of Prayer: This day enables you to experience different ways of praying in a beautiful setting and gives you time for quiet personal prayer. Led by the Minsteracres team. Lunch, tea and coffee are provided. Wednesday, 25 May, 10am – 4pm. Suggested donation: £30.

Stella Maris (Apostleship of the Sea) Day of Prayer and Pilgrimage on Holy Island, led by Bishop Paul Mason on Saturday 4th June. For more information, contact Stella Maris Regional Chaplains Paul Atkinson (07906 212426) or Deacon Peter Barrigan (07713 924504).

St Vincent de Paul Society Tyne Central Council will be holding their annual Festival Meeting at St Cuthbert’s on Sunday 22nd May. The meeting will begin with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament from 3.00pm, and there will be talks from the National Youth SVP Officer, and from Durham University SVP Conference.